Meaning of the nameLuma
- Female
- Lu-ma
Luma is a Brazilian feminine name of uncertain origin that hardly appears among those born before the 1980s.
Meaning
The meaning of Luma is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 14,465
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,325
- Median age
- 17 years
- 2010 Census
- 10,266
- people
Luma in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Luma, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (4,415 people).
14,370 women 95 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Luma is most common
States with the highest share of people named Luma in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Piauí 0.015%
- Acre 0.015%
- Bahia 0.013%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.010%
- Distrito Federal 0.010%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 2,707 | 0.006% |
| Bahia | 1,766 | 0.013% |
| Minas Gerais | 1,602 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,584 | 0.010% |
| Pará | 749 | 0.009% |
| Maranhão | 556 | 0.008% |
| Ceará | 518 | 0.006% |
| Piauí | 505 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 456 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 449 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 414 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 377 | 0.010% |
| Pernambuco | 335 | 0.004% |
| Amazonas | 316 | 0.008% |
| Distrito Federal | 280 | 0.010% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 246 | 0.007% |
| Santa Catarina | 245 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 242 | 0.006% |
| Mato Grosso | 181 | 0.005% |
| Alagoas | 170 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 149 | 0.007% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 147 | 0.005% |
| Tocantins | 144 | 0.010% |
| Acre | 125 | 0.015% |
| Amapá | 99 | 0.014% |
| Rondônia | 81 | 0.005% |
| Roraima | 22 | 0.004% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Luma
The origin of the name Luma is uncertain. The Dicionário Priberam records luma as a regional word of Northeast Brazil for 'moon', an alteration of lua, but it is not known for certain whether the name comes from this word. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 14,465 people named Luma, with a median age of 17; most were born in the 2000s and 2010s, and the name is almost always female. Proportionally, it is most common in Piauí.
Sources
- Dicionário Priberam: luma · dicionario.priberam.org · usage
Questions about the name Luma
What does the name Luma mean?
The meaning of Luma is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Luma in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 14,465 people with the first name Luma, which ranks it number 1,325 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Luma a boy's or a girl's name?
Luma is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 14,370 women and 95 men had this name.
In which Brazilian state is Luma most common?
Proportionally, in Piauí: 0.015% of the state's population is named Luma (505 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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